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Council Housing: Tenancy Agreements

Question for Department for Communities and Local Government

UIN HL5776, tabled on 2 February 2016

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated reduction in the number of local authority right-to-buy applications annually as a result of the introduction of fixed-term tenancies.

Answered on

11 February 2016

The Right to Buy will continue to apply to new fixed-term tenancies as it already does to flexible tenancies. Tenants will still be able to fulfil their aspirations of owning their own home.